Wayward Tabby returning to Denver home after 800-mile adventure

Harvey, who made an 800 mile (1,300 km) trek from Denver to Dallas that culminated in a rescue from a 25-foot (7.6 m) hole, is pictured in his foster home, in Dallas, Texas, U.S., in this image taken March 30, 2017. Dallas Animal Rescue/Handout via REUTERS

DALLAS (Reuters) - This is a story about a capricious cat named Harvey.

Not just any wayward feline, mind you, but a Tabby who wandered 800 miles from Denver to Dallas, took a side trip into a 25-foot (7.6 m) pit and is actually going home after about nine months on the road.

The 5-year-old orange cat, who went missing last June from his Colorado home, narrowly escaped being cemented into the hole when a utility worker spotted him and called Dallas Animal Services. Harvey’s family was identified through a microchip under his skin.